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Daks (the_stride_within)

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x 1 marathoner
x 10 Half marathon
Former physio pivoting to psychology
Great Eastern HM Oct 26
Manchester Marathon April 27
Hackney Half May 27

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Cambridge Half marathon. Same race, 3 years apart.

Day One, first ever half marathon.

One Day, over 10 half marathons later.

2023 1 :57 5:33 /km
2026 1:34 4:26 /km

Consistency can take you places. Hoping for continued progress 🙏🏾 Loving the journey.

#runningmotivation
#consistency
#thestridewithin
#progressnotperfection
#manchestermarathon2026 taken in Suffolk, United Kingdom by @the_stride_within

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6 months ago

26.2 miles/42.2 KMs

The beautiful struggle
Pleasure and the pain
Darkness and the light
Beautiful and ugly.
An array of emotions were on display that day. So many lessons learnt. Still more to learn.

Strava 3.39
Official 3.40

I done this. I can call myself a marathoner! 🫶🏾

#marathon
#marathonjourney
#beautifulstruggle
#longrun
#Manchester taken in Manchester, United Kingdom by @the_stride_within

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5 months ago

The dust has settled, time to reflect.
What a test. What an experience.

*Coming from predominantly running-focused training, I was genuinely taken aback by how differently HYROX challenges your body.

*Each station exposes something, especially strength. It really highlighted where I’m lacking, and how developing that side could actually benefit my running too.
If I’m honest, I didn’t expect it to be that difficult. Naive of me.

*Running under that level of fatigue is a completely different challenge.
The DOMS are still very much here days later, says it all.

*Huge respect to HYROX athletes. It’s a different level of all-round fitness.

*Not sure if I’ve fully got the bug yet ,it’s demanding, and with my injury history I have to be smart.

*But I’d definitely like to give it another go, this time with proper preparation.

#hyrox
#hyroxtraining
#hyroxuk
#crossfunctionaltraining
#thestridewithin taken in Suffolk, United Kingdom by @the_stride_within

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6 months ago

10k tune up race before half marathon in a few weeks time.
Tough course, some hideous hills. I didn't taper for this one.

Was hoping for a sub 44 but all in all a very good run out.

Effort was very high which I'm proud about. 10k is my least favourite distance 😩 find it so awkward. taken in Bury St. Edmunds by @the_stride_within

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5 days ago

I love mornings runs ❤️⏰️

Are you a morning or evening runner? taken in Suffolk, United Kingdom by @the_stride_within

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7 days ago

Half marathon prep. Unconventional long run for the distance but just experimenting with training and seeing what works for me.

3 weeks time. Great Eastern Half.

Lets go 💪🏾💪🏾 taken in Suffolk, United Kingdom by @the_stride_within

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12 days ago

Important lessons learnt this year.

What has racing taught you?

Drop yours in the comments 👇🏾

Save and share with a runner who might find these useful! by @the_stride_within

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13 days ago

5K track race yesterday 🏃🏾‍♂️

First sub-21 of the year. Fitness is definitely moving in the right direction 🙌🏾

Strava even gave me a 20:04 5K PB 👀 How accurate that is, who knows… but I'll take it!

Learnt the importance of hugging the line too, definitely ran a little further than I needed to!

Best I've felt racing all year and finished really strong. A big confidence boost.

Hopefully sub-20 before the end of the year 🤞🏾 Just need to stay consistent and injury-free 🫡 taken in Bury St. Edmunds by @the_stride_within

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23 days ago

Race with a mild illness or give it a miss? 🤧🏃🏾‍♂️

When you've trained for a race, it's not always easy to know when to push through and when to listen to your body.

Happened to me too many times! by @the_stride_within

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a month ago

Regent's Park 5K over the weekend with my people 🙌🏾

PBs and fun times despite the rain! 🌧️🏃🏾‍♂️

What a beautiful park. Getting to race through one of London's most iconic parks was a real treat.

I've done running events in Battersea Park and Victoria Park too, and I'm really enjoying experiencing London this way.

Looking forward to ticking off a few more 🫡🙌🏾 taken in Regent's Park by @the_stride_within

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a month ago

First run in the hyperion elite v6, long run with some target Half marathon paces. Tough session, on rolling terrain. Will progress to some longer reps over the coming weeks.

The shoes were very smooth and comfortable. Handled the paces really well. Not the most aggressive carbon race shoe but for an intermediate level runner like myself, could worked very well.

Will do a follow up review when I've done more miles in them but so far so good! taken in Suffolk, United Kingdom by @the_stride_within

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a month ago

Well, well, well… what do we have here? 👀 taken in Suffolk, United Kingdom by @the_stride_within

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